COS Lady Eagles cruise to 101-65 home win vs. Yuba

Tuesday

Dec 3, 2013 at 2:00 PMDec 3, 2013 at 2:42 PM

By Steve GeraceGatehouse News Service

There was never any doubt who was going to win Monday night's basketball game at College of the Siskiyous in Weed. The only drama involved whether the Lady Eagles would reach 100 points.They did, on a coast-to-coast drive by Morgan Tilford in the closing seconds of a 101-65 victory over Yuba College.A bunch of Eagles got in a lot of playing time after the starters scorched the net early and often. Siskiyous led 43-13 with 7:35 to play in the first half and 55-19 at half time.Six Eagles scored 12 points or more as Siskiyous improved its early season record to 4-1. Yuba fell to 2-2.Freshman starters Lydia Strong and Casie Johnson helped the Eagles start fast, then spent a lot of time on the bench as others took over.Strong scored 17 and Johnson 16. Sophomore Jamika Davis scored 9 of her 15 points in the second half. Freshman point guard Tabatha Anderson scored 12, as did freshman posts Jasmine Davis and Elisha Anderson. Freshman guard Bethany McNicols added a pair of three-pointers.The Eagles are scheduled to open play in Contra Costa's Comet Classic Thursday at 2 p.m. against Mission College (4-4).